Electrostatic Discharge Simulator (ESD Simulator), also known as ESD Guns, are used to test the immunity of a device to electrostatic discharge. These devices are used in special electromagnetic ...
Friction, pressure and separation are the major causes of static electricity. This process is called the Triboelectric Effect ("tribo" means rubbing). The triboelectric effect is responsible for the shock you receive from a car door after you slide out...
Since most ESD is generated by movement, grounding the biggest source of activity that generates electric charges, people, is an essential element of ESD prevention. Luckily the human body is a good ...
Prevention of ESD bases on Electrostatic Protective Area (EPA). EPA can be a small working station or a large manufacturing area. The main principle of an EPA is that there are no highly charging materials in the vicinity of ESD sensitive electronics...
An antistatic floor mat or ground mat is one of a number of antistatic devices designed to help eliminate static electricity. It does this by having a controlled low resistance: a metal mat would keep parts ...
Static electricity is One of the causes of ESD events.Static electricity is often generated through tribocharging, the separation of electric charges that occurs when two materials are brought into ...
Electrostatic discharge, which shorted for ESD, is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown...